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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | ascrivre, from Latin ascribere, from ad- 'to' + scribere 'to write' |
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as‧cribe
ascribe something to somebody/something
phrasal verb1 to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc : 
The report ascribes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.
The report ascribes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.2 to claim that something has been written, said, made etc by a particular person : a quotation that's often been ascribed to Marilyn Monroe
a quotation that's often been ascribed to Marilyn Monroe3 to believe that something or someone has a particular quality : Local people ascribe healing properties to this fruit.
Local people ascribe healing properties to this fruit. —ascribable adjective: Most of the accidents were ascribable to the bad weather.
Most of the accidents were ascribable to the bad weather.
